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Faceparty set to be first social network site onto mobile

23 November 2006

Internal memo at Yahoo! declares 'heads must roll'

Mon, 20 Nov 2006

"Heads must roll" and major structural changes are required at Yahoo! to avoid losing further ground to competitor Google, according to an internal memo from a Yahoo! senior executive leaked to the US press

ABF cooks up online baking community

16 November 2006

Ministers redefine TV Without Frontiers directive

Wed, 15 Nov 2006

Online TV services from established broadcasters are to be subject to advertising restrictions under the EU's overhaul of its 1989 TV Without Frontiers directive

EU meets to discuss TV Without Frontiers update

Mon, 13 Nov 2006

The European Union is meeting today to discuss whether to extend its TV Without Frontiers regulations to sites such as YouTube that host video content

Arc and Ogilvy battle for iShares account

9 November 2006

MySpace moves into Asian market

Wed, 8 Nov 2006

MySpace has made its first move into the Asian market with a tailored version for Japanese users

Red Cross launches etail site for Christmas

Fri, 3 Nov 2006

The Red Cross is turning to etail as a revenue generator for the first time. It's launched an etail site with 1,500 products in time for the Christmas shopping season

YouTube sued by manufacturing site

Thu, 2 Nov 2006

Video sharing site YouTube is being sued by the owner of Utube.com

P&G offers downloads of Sony singles in Pringles campaign

2 November 2006

Procter & Gamble brand Pringles has tied up with Sony BMG for a pan-European digital music giveaway. Its on-pack promotion Pringles Presents is being supported by a branded digital download store created by 7 Digital.

Archibald Ingall Stretton brings Dais back into the fold

2 November 2006

Iwf turns attention to international arena

2 November 2006

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) celebrated its tenth anniversary last week with the news that the proportion of reported potentially illegal content hosted in the UK has dropped from 18% in October 1996 to 0.2% in September 2006.Amid the celebrations, however, were questions about the future role of the IWF, such as whether its job is now complete. And with the creation of the Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre (CEOP) earlier this year to protect children online, ...

VW signs up brands in cricket tournament sponsorship deals

2 November 2006

Mobile UGC set for major boost

Fri, 27 Oct 2006

User-generated content and communities on mobile will be worth $13.1bn (£6.95bn) within five years, according to a report by Informa Telecoms & Media and the Mobile Entertainment Forum

Dell hires AKQA to build brand image

26 October 2006

Cricket fans to get mobile Ashes content

26 October 2006

The North Face looks to move half of marketing budget online

26 October 2006

TV aggregation service to launch

Fri, 20 Oct 2006

Tioti, an internet service that aggregates global TV content, is set to move out of beta testing in the next few weeks

Future of online gaming lies with British government

Fri, 13 Oct 2006

The future prosperity of the online gaming industry lies with the British government, reports Andrew McCormick in Barcelona

France called to answer sports betting restrictions

Thu, 12 Oct 2006

The Commission of the European Union has called on France to answer "a number of questions" over why it's placing restrictions on online sports betting operators, reports Andrew McCormick in Barcelona

Gaming industry hits back at US legislation

Wed, 11 Oct 2006

Online gaming executives held by French and US authorities speak out in defence of the industry at the 5th Annual European i-gaming Congress and Expo, reports Andrew McCormick, in Barcelona

Intel signs global advertisers for Viiv digital home platform

5 October 2006

Faceparty signs The Rapture to launch Session Project series

5 October 2006

Oxfam hires consultancy for Christmas etail advice

Wed, 4 Oct 2006

Oxfam has hired technology and management consultancy firm Graham Oakes to advise on how its etail store can survive the Christmas rush

Julie Howell quits RNIB to join Fortune Cookie

Mon, 2 Oct 2006

Julie Howell has quit as digital policy development manager at the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) to join design and build agency Fortune Cookie

YouTube hires its first chief marketing officer

Thu, 28 Sep 2006

YouTube has hired its first chief marketing officer as part of a wider move by the company to make money from the huge amount of activity on the site

Coca-Cola must look at mobile offering, says marketing chief

28 September 2006

Jeremy Verba, Piczo

28 September 2006

If you’ve ever wondered why companies are so keen to market to teenagers, then look inside Jeremy Verba’s washbag. “I still use the same deodorant that I tried when I was 13 years old,” says the 43-year-old CEO of social networking photo site Piczo. “The brand got to me at 13 and it has had a customer for life.”So advertising to teens is central to Verba’s plan to make money from Piczo. And that’s the key question in social networking: how can traffic be turned into money? ...

Social network bubble bound to burst, says Doug Richard

28 September 2006

YouTube lags behind MySpace in video viewings

Wed, 27 Sep 2006

MySpace thrashed YouTube in terms of the number of videos viewed in July

Social network site Wallop launches

Tue, 26 Sep 2006

Wallop, a social network developed in Microsoft's research department, launched today, having gained $13.6m (£7m) of VC funding

Facebook in acquisition talks with Yahoo!

Fri, 22 Sep 2006

US college-based social network Facebook is in acquisition talks with Yahoo!, and may sell for up to $1bn (£525m), according to reports

Lynx forms brand community on MySpace

21 September 2006

IASH defends role in ad investigation

21 September 2006

YouTube strikes content deal with Warner Music

Mon, 18 Sep 2006

YouTube has struck a deal with Warner Music that will see it host the record label's music videos in exchange for a share of advertising revenue

Industry fails to protect kids from inappropriate advertising

14 September 2006

ITV2 pushes new show via portal ads

14 September 2006

Second Life considers opening UK office after growth in users

14 September 2006

Second Life virtual world suffers security breach

Mon, 11 Sep 2006

Linden Lab, the technology company behind online virtual world Second Life, has asked its 650,000 members to change their passwords following a security breach

Facebook users fight back over new features

Fri, 8 Sep 2006

Facebook, the second most popular social network in the US, risks losing much of its userbase after it launched a series of features that have proven to be unpopular

Tesco's non-food plans delayed due to IT problems

Thu, 7 Sep 2006

Supermarket giant Tesco's planned online assault on the non-food sector has been delayed due to IT problems

Capita searches for interactive agency to boost digital offering

7 September 2006

Nike invites customers to beat sports heroes in Air campaign

7 September 2006

The Telegraph to make staff cuts in digital move

Mon, 4 Sep 2006

The Telegraph is to cut its workforce as a result of putting digital at the centre of its publishing strategy

YouTube launches Colleges service

Fri, 1 Sep 2006

Video sharing site YouTube is going up against US college-based social network Facebook by launching Colleges on YouTube

Telegraph.co.uk launches Ultratravel section

Fri, 1 Sep 2006

The Telegraph is increasing its online travel coverage with the launch of Ultratravel, an editorial-lead section of its site aimed at the high-end luxury travel market

Tribal DDB plans for UK office to be iTV centre of excellence

31 August 2006

Michael & Xochi Birch, Bebo

31 August 2006

Xochi Birch is more popular than her husband Michael. She has 54 friends to his 50. Xochi describes Michael as “my honey bun” while he says, “She’s the best.”Such details can be found on Bebo, the social network that was founded by the Birches last year and has been enjoying explosive growth.Bebo now has 25m profiles worldwide and ranks second only to News Corp’s MySpace in the social networking sector. It’s actually the sixth website that the couple have created ...

The League Paper aids comeback with fantasy game

31 August 2006

Sony buys video-sharing site Grouper for $65m

Thu, 24 Aug 2006

Sony has invested in the video-sharing craze by purchasing US-based Grouper for $65m (£34.3m)

Brands still wary of putting ads on social network sites

24 August 2006

Who do advertisers want to see their ads?

24 August 2006

Bebo co-founder Michael Birch last week revealed plans to overhaul the popular social network's ad model and let its 25m users worldwide choose what type of ads they see (NMA 17.08.06). An upset member of Bebo had complained that he was receiving ads that didn't interest him and co-founders Michael and Xochi Birch took the complaint seriously.The idea of letting users choose what types of ad they see could be a powerful one. Portals and publishers could gain favour with their target ...

Microsoft to handle ad inventory for Facebook

Wed, 23 Aug 2006

Microsoft has struck a deal with US social network Facebook to handle its entire ad inventory, in a similar deal to the MySpace and Google's partnership announced recently

PartyGaming frontrunner to buy Victor Chandler

Mon, 21 Aug 2006

PartyGaming, the world's largest online gambling group, is leading the race to buy sports betting group Victor Chandler, according to reports

Football clubs use web to combat ticket touts

Fri, 18 Aug 2006

The Premiership's top two football clubs are aiming to tackle ticket touts with a scheme that will allow spare tickets to be sold on the internet

Arrested gaming site boss released on bail

Thu, 17 Aug 2006

Ex-BetOnSports boss David Carruthers, who was arrested last month on racketeering and fraud charges, has been released on bail and must remain in a St Louis hotel until his case comes to trial

Bebo overhauls ad model to let users decide what ads they see

17 August 2006

Social networking site Bebo is overhauling its ad model in order to let its 25m worldwide users choose what types of ads they see.Bebo CEO and co-founder Michael Birch wants to give users the power to select areas they're interested in, such as cars, music, films or dating, and then receive only related ads. Industry observers believe such personal advertising could catch on with media owners like MSN and Yahoo!.The average Bebo user spends over two hours a day on the site, ...

Appletiser updates site to reach women

17 August 2006

MindShare works with clients to understand emerging media

17 August 2006

Virgin Megastores uses ads on MSN to push new releases

17 August 2006

Web giants condemned for aiding Chinese censorship

Fri, 11 Aug 2006

Human Rights Watch has slammed internet giants Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! for their alleged "complicity" in aiding censorship in China.

Big Brother phone-vote providers under investigation

Fri, 11 Aug 2006

Big Brother's mobile voting providers are being investigated by premium-rate services regulator Icstis after receiving 2,700 complaints about evicted housemates being readmitted to the gameshow.

Damien Hirst takes complaint to Nominet

Thu, 10 Aug 2006

Damien Hirst, the controversial British artist, has complained to domain name registry Nominet, claiming that another artist is making money from damien-hirst.co.uk

Paramount Hotels

10 August 2006

The home page of Paramount Hotels' revamped site is bland and uninspired. Various shades of grey and beige merge together to make the site as appealing to enter as a hospital ward.

PartyGaming buys up Gamebookers

Fri, 4 Aug 2006

Online gaming company PartyGaming has made a move into sports bookmaking with the purchase of Bulgarian-based Gamebookers

AOL to drop subscription service

Thu, 3 Aug 2006

Internet service provider AOL is ditching its subscription services and turning to advertising in an attempt to resuscitate its declining market position

Gumtree builds community via closer links to other Ebay sites

3 August 2006

MySpace increases its lead as most popular community site

3 August 2006

Rippleffect adds Fulham FC to client list

3 August 2006

WIN buys Cumulus for 3G video tech

Wed, 2 Aug 2006

Mobile company WIN has invested in 3G video streaming technology with the purchase of data services development specialist Cumulus Technology.

Social networking sites await US ruling

Mon, 31 Jul 2006

MySpace, Bebo and others are awaiting the result of a ruling on children's access to social networks from the US government

Findaproperty expands to cover Manchester

Thu, 27 Jul 2006

London-based property website Findaproperty.com is preparing an aggressive marketing campaign as it expands to other cities in the UK

Bebo headless in UK as Wasmund quits

27 July 2006

LunarStorm struggles to make UK impact

27 July 2006

Tiso

27 July 2006

In past visits to Tiso, the staff have been helpful to the point that they end up embarrassing you because their knowledge of outdoor activities is so superior.

MySpace site offline due to power failure

Mon, 24 Jul 2006

Leading social network MySpace has been taken offline following a power failure that is denying millions of users access and causing a loss of online audiences for advertisers

LunarStorm hires new marketing director

Mon, 24 Jul 2006

LunarStorm is trying to establish a foothold in the competitive UK social networking scene by hiring a new marketing director

Gaming site targets South East Asians

Wed, 19 Jul 2006

Online gaming company Maharajah Gaming has launched a global gaming site aimed exclusively at South East Asians communities across the world

How to keep kids safe without losing them

13 July 2006

Social networking, the success story of the year, has recently become the latest whipping boy of the national press, accused of being a dangerous playground for children.The Government last week warned that no matter how much effort it puts into combating child abuse online, and how much social networks strive to improve their safety features, children on the Internet are still at risk.Annie Mullins, chair of the Home Office Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet, ...

Social site regulation could scare kids off

6 July 2006

King of Shaves commits to further viral

6 July 2006

Gillian Kent resigns as MSN UK head

Wed, 5 Jul 2006

Gillian Kent has resigned as country manager of MSN UK following three years in the job, ending a 15-year career at Microsoft.

Aviva revises digital agency roster

29 June 2006

Wimbledon Online

29 June 2006

For many, tennis is purely about Wimbledon fortnight. But with digital from IBM and Premium TV, it's become a year-round sport

Skype set to offer mobile calls by Q4

29 June 2006

ITV acquires broadcast rights to Head's viral World Cup spoof

29 June 2006

Interactive TV sees rise in user numbers as viewers go digital

29 June 2006

Ticketmaster takes on mobile ticketing after O2 trial

Mon, 26 Jun 2006

Ticketing company Ticketmaster is making mobile ticketing a permanent feature following a trial at last week's O2 Wireless Festival

Ford takes branded content route to build S-Max image

22 June 2006

BMW teams up with 'Into The Storm' for digital brand strategy

22 June 2006

Firms relying on digital fail to put security first

22 June 2006

Companies are failing to combat increased threats to their security caused by a growing reliance on digital media, according to research company Deloitte's 2006 Technology, Media & Telecommunications Survey.

AOL moves into social networking arena

Wed, 21 Jun 2006

A beta version of AIM Pages, AOL's new social networking venture, is live in the US and a spokesman for AOL UK said there is a possibility that the site will also land in the UK

Amazon launches grocery section

Fri, 16 Jun 2006

Amazon has started to sell groceries for the first time as it looks to diversify from the competitive music, DVD and games market

WPP moves into viral through new acquisition

Thu, 15 Jun 2006

WPP, the world's second largest advertising group, has invested in viral and word of mouth marketing with the acquisition of online ad agency M80

That's England Alright

15 June 2006

Joe Fagin, Merseyside musician and former musical director for comedian Jim Davidson, is fronting a World Cup offensive with 'That's England Alright', one of a number of football songs striving to top the UK charts this summer.

Metro uses digital to push dating service

15 June 2006

Official sponsorship helps Yahoo! beat MSN in World Cup

15 June 2006

Unique Digital wins ad account for Carphone Warehouse MVNO

15 June 2006

VoD market expected to surge as Web users start signing up

15 June 2006

Peroni to run Nancy Dell-Olio podcast

Mon, 12 Jun 2006

Italian lager brand Peroni Nastro Azzuro has extended its use of podcasting as a marketing device by hiring Nancy Dell-Olio

Fiat promotes new Sedici model via spoof viral ad

8 June 2006

Car manufacturer Fiat is launching a heavyweight online marketing campaign based around a spoof of 'crocodile hunter' Steve Irwin to promote its new 4x4 model.

Lexus uses 3D showcase site to push new hybrid car model

8 June 2006

Car manufacturer Lexus is promoting its new hybrid car through a 3D showcase feature on its consumer Web site.

Traditional banks regain online customers with better service

8 June 2006

Traditional banks are winning back customers from online-only banks because they offer a better service, according to a survey of 1,600 people by research company GfK NOP.

Marketers show commitment to online marketing

Tue, 6 Jun 2006

Marketers have ramped up their commitment to online marketing in 2006, according to NMA's Online Marketing Show Survey 2006

First Scotrail pushes short breaks via SMS trial

Thu, 1 Jun 2006

Train operator First Scotrail has turned to mobile marketing to push its range of short break packages

Sporting Life World Cup

1 June 2006

The advertising on Sporting Life's World Cup site can be a bit imposing but the editorial content is worth checking out.

Yahoo! World Cup

1 June 2006

The news section on Yahoo!'s World Cup site aggregates stories from a range of sports sites as well as AFP and Reuters.

AFP secures deal with Refresh Mobile for World Cup updates

1 June 2006

News agency AFP has struck a deal with mobile magazine developer Refresh Mobile to allow football fans to keep up to date with the World Cup via their phones.

Social networks compete for ad spend

1 June 2006

Users' willingness to join social networks is apparent, and brands are hot on their heels. But is there any way to make money from these users without scaring them off?

Bebo becomes most popular network site in UK

Wed, 31 May 2006

Social network Bebo has overtaken MySpace as the most popular online community site in the UK, according to research company Hitwise

Mazda runs major branding tie-in with MSN to raise MX-5 model's appeal to men

25 May 2006

Mazda has turned to the Internet in a bid to reposition its flagship MX-5 sports car to appeal to men.

Morrisons ups focus on Web by appointing digital agency

25 May 2006

Supermarket Morrisons has made its first move into online marketing by hiring digital agency Technophobia to work on its long-term Web strategy, starting with a Web-based campaign around next month's World Cup.

Orange pushes new 'simpler' business tariffs via online ads

25 May 2006

Orange has launched an online campaign to promote its new range of business tariffs.

Unilever's Birds Eye site gets overhaul

Wed, 24 May 2006

Unilever is overhauling Birds Eye's Web presence to promote the frozen food range as nutritious and tasty

Google and Microsoft compete over MySpace search

Tue, 23 May 2006

Google and Microsoft are vying with each other to provide a search service for leading social network MySpace, according to reports

Virgin Games appoints Lean Mean Fighting Machine

Thu, 18 May 2006

Virgin Games is launching an online ad campaign that aims to improve the performance of its casino and poker sites

Advertisers must tailor content to suit IPTV market

18 May 2006

Advertisers must tailor their content to suit IPTV as the European market for next-generation broadcast services grows, according to research from strategy consultancy Decipher.

Interactive industry to be at centre of M&A activity in 2006

18 May 2006

The interactive industry is set to be at the heart of merger and acquisition activity in marketing in the UK in 2006, according to a survey of over 80 senior executives.

Visitscotland.com sees 76% increase in bookings

Tue, 16 May 2006

Tourists holidaying in Scotland are increasingly turning to the Internet to book their trips, according to reports

MySpace to sell episodes of TV drama '24'

Mon, 15 May 2006

MySpace is to sell episodes of TV drama '24' online from next week

Campaigners publish advice on meeting accessibility guidelines

Thu, 11 May 2006

Calls for companies to make their Web sites more accessible grew today with the launch of a list of 10 'Reasonable Adjustments' by the Well Adjusted Campaign

118118 Runs click-to-call ad campaign on 3 mobile portal

11 May 2006

Directory service 118118 is the latest brand to run a 3G ad campaign across operator 3's mobile content portal.

Email marketing to overtake DM despite falling open rates

11 May 2006

Email marketing will overtake direct mail in volume by the end of this year, according to the 2005 National Email Benchmarking Report from industry body the Direct Marketing Association (DMA).

Sports results are the main attraction for mobile Internet

11 May 2006

Sports results are the main draw for people to access the Internet on their mobile phone, according to a study by mobile technology company Infogin and Ipsos MORI Capibus.

Waterstone's to drop Amazon as etail partner

Tue, 9 May 2006

Waterstone's is to break its ties with Amazon by launching its own online bookstore

AOL loses 3m customers in last 12 months

Thu, 4 May 2006

Almost a million subscribers deserted Time Warner subsidiary AOL in Q1 2006. The ISP lost 835,000 subscribers in the US and a further 147,000 in Europe

Affiliate marketers welcome trade body

4 May 2006

A meeting of players within affiliate marketing last week set in motion the creation of a trade body for the sector, including what its aims should be and who it will represent

FTSE 100 company sites fail to meet basic accessibility levels

4 May 2006

Britain's biggest companies are failing to make their Web sites accessible, research by user experience company Nomensa has found.

Sportal wins video broadcast rights to national sporting championships

4 May 2006

Sports video site Sportal has secured the rights to broadcast broadband video content from national sporting events including The Wimbledon Championships and The British Open Golf Championship.

Adidas Polar

27 April 2006

Those having run and survived the London Marathon on Sunday may be keen to avoid anything to do with running in the short term, but help for any future runs may be at hand from the latest sports kit.

FA opens pitch for agency to run etail site

27 April 2006

The Football Association has launched a pitch to find an ecommerce agency to run its official England online store england-direct.com.

Tests of UK mobile TV services reveal serious usability issues

27 April 2006

User experiences offered by UK mobile TV services aren't meeting the expectations of viewers, according to user-centred design and research consultancy Amberlight.

ITV uses Internet for latest reality show

Mon, 24 Apr 2006

ITV is using the Internet as the main medium for its latest celebrity reality show

UIP uses full-screen video for 'MI:3' adsv

20 April 2006

United International Pictures is using full-screen online video ads to push the film Mission Impossible 3, which is due for release next month.

1Biscit offers 'free' broadband package

Wed, 19 Apr 2006

1Biscit has become the latest broadband provider to offer free broadband access as part of a voice and data package

Businesses must deal with blogging complaints

Tue, 18 Apr 2006

Businesses should increase their efforts to deal with complaints from bloggers in order to avoid damage to their brand

Majority of marketers have no plans to adopt blogging or RSS

13 April 2006

Nectar launches biggest ever online campaign for eStores

13 April 2006

UK firms fail to apply for .eu domain names

Fri, 7 Apr 2006

British companies are lagging behind their European counterparts in applying for .eu domain names, as the process become open to the public for the first time today

Monstermob blames rivals for market downturn

Thu, 6 Apr 2006

Mobile entertainment specialist Monstermob is blaming a downturn in UK revenues in the second half of 2005 on the behaviour of some of its competitors

Disney updates Euro sites with video

6 April 2006

Disney has begun overhauling its Web strategy across Europe with a Web portal based around its vast range of video content. The entertainment giant is also planning to develop its mobile and iTV presence.

Amazon, Lloyds and Vauxhall triumph in first Hitwise awards

6 April 2006

Amazon was announced as the most popular destination for people buying books online and the most popular department store at research company Hitwise's first annual awards.

Europe catches up with Far East for broadband

6 April 2006

European countries are set to overtake South Korea as world leaders in broadband penetration, according to new results from broadband research company Point Topic.

Use of interactive TV services declines despite wider access

6 April 2006

Use of interactive TV services in the UK has peaked and is now in decline, despite more people than ever having the opportunity to press red.

Chiquita awards digitial account to Ogilvy Interactive

Wed, 5 Apr 2006

Chiquita Brands International, one of the World’s biggest suppliers of bananas and other fruit, has awarded its European digital advertising account to Ogilvy Interactive

Buy.at receives VC investment of £7.3m

Fri, 31 Mar 2006

Affiliate network Buy.at is planning to take on UK market leaders Commission Junction and TradeDoubler after receiving an investment of £7.3m from venture capitalist company Cazenove Private Equity

Fulfilment- powerplaydirect.com

30 March 2006

Founded 2002 Selection DVDs, music, video and games (a surprisingly large selection of videos, in fact). There's a big catalogue of CDs but many of the items are not immediately available to dispatch, meaning the time between order and delivery i

Butlins commits to digital ads with quadrupled online spend

30 March 2006

Butlins is set to push its family summer holidays through an online campaign, forming part of a commitment to digital that has seen its online ad spend quadruple in the past two years.

One-third of all search engine users click through to etailers

30 March 2006

A third of all search engine users clicked through to etailers such as Amazon during January, according to a study by research firm Nielsen// NetRatings analysing who benefits most from search.

Large Blue launches environmental TV channel

Wed, 29 Mar 2006

Creative agency Large Blue is today launching what it claims is the world's first environmental broadband TV channel

Levi's targets youth market via ads on Hotmail

Tue, 28 Mar 2006

Levi's is targeting the youth market with a series of interactive ads on MSN Hotmail as part of a multi-media campaign promoting its range of clothes

Sony to launch online community for PS3 gamers

Thu, 23 Mar 2006

Sony is to rival Microsoft's Xbox Live service by launching an online community for PlayStation 3 gamers

Extreme Sports adds premium content and podcasting to site

23 March 2006

Extreme Sports Channel is to overhaul its digital strategy to launch premium content online for the first time along with its first UK mobile channel.

Number of digital music stores not supported by downloaders

23 March 2006

Europe's 200 digital music stores are under threat from high label licence fees and operating costs, according to a study by Jupiter Research.

River Island 'working flat out' to make Flash site accessible

23 March 2006

High street retailer River Island may not be able to launch an accessible version of its etail site for three months.

Nintendo pushes new games via Wi-Fi hotspots

Wed, 22 Mar 2006

Nintendo is to begin advertising a selection of its new video games via 600 Wi-Fi hotspots in high street shops around the UK and Ireland

The Times teams with Baddiel and Skinner for football podcast

Fri, 17 Mar 2006

Comedy duo David Baddiel and Frank Skinner have teamed-up with The Times to offer an 'unofficial voice' of the 2006 World Cup via podcast

Google takes top place in Superbrands' survey

Thu, 16 Mar 2006

Government Web sites fail to provide basic online services

9 March 2006

Government sites are still failing to provide basic online services such as responding to emails, finds a fourth annual study by Porter Research and digital agency Precedent.

Lycos launches iQ search tool with results supplied by users

2 March 2006

Lycos has launched a community-based search tool, Lycos iQ, which invites users to ask questions and submit responses to form a database of answers.

BBC reaches out to Yorkshire's digital agencies

Thu, 23 Feb 2006

The BBC has selected ten Yorkshire-based digital agencies to develop ideas for its online strategy

Fulfilment - teemarto.com

23 February 2006

Founded January 2003 Selection A range of cult t-shirts lampooning politics and saluting film stars and comedians like Richard Pryor and Bill Hicks. The political section includes shirts featuring Arnie, Red Ken and The Iron Lady

Organisations must do more to save data

23 February 2006

Less than one in five UK organisations does enough to protect its digital data, according to a survey of public organisations and FTSE100 companies by the Digital Preservation Coalition.

Fox uses viral campaign ahead of 'Ice Age 2' release

Tue, 21 Feb 2006

Twentieth Century Fox has created a viral marketing campaign targeting the youth audience ahead of the release of its animated film 'Ice Age 2'

Mr Men

16 February 2006

It's 35 year's since Adam Hargreaves asked his father Roger, "What does a tickle look like?", and 25 since the launch of the sequel range of books, the Little Misses

CD Wow! increases range to take on major music etailers

16 February 2006

Third of 3G handset owners ignore 3G

16 February 2006

Metro revamps Web site to increase reader interaction

Wed, 15 Feb 2006

BT’s pre-tax profits down by 31%

Thu, 9 Feb 2006

BT’s pre-tax profits plunged by almost a third in the third quarter of 2005, according to financial results released by the company this morning

European Internet users still use TV as prime news source

9 February 2006

European Web users still use TV as their main source for news but the number of people turning to the Internet is increasing, according to recent research commissioned by Yahoo! Europe.

Apple expands iPod nano range

Wed, 8 Feb 2006

Apple has expanded its iPod nano range of MP3 players with a 1GB version

AOL and Yahoo! to charge for email services

Mon, 6 Feb 2006

AOL and Yahoo! are to charge users of their email services in an attempt to marginalise spammers and phishers

Kama Sutra virus set to wreak havoc today

Fri, 3 Feb 2006

Kama Sutra, an email virus in the form of a pornographic attachment, is set to wreak havoc on thousands of PCs across the world today.

Online movie ads work best a month before release date

2 February 2006

UK firms risk brand hijacking by not registering .eu domains

2 February 2006

Ipoints finds online customer spend down by 15%

Mon, 30 Jan 2006

Etail spend per customer plummeted 15% in November and December 2005 compared to the same period in 2004

O2 launches campaign to support England in the Six Nations

Thu, 26 Jan 2006

O2 is launching an online ad campaign supporting the England rugby team’s Six Nations campaign, with the aim of drawing traffic to its site.

Toy company Bandai launches first online shop to rival Hasbro

26 January 2006

Edward Humphrey becomes head of interactive at Flextech

Wed, 25 Jan 2006

Broadcaster Flextech Television has promoted Edward Humphrey from executive producer for the interactive team to head of interactive